Posted on 03/20/2003 6:08:01 AM PST by JohnHuang2
Iraqi missile hit close to U.S. Marine camp
KUWAIT (Reuters) - U.S. Marines said one of several Iraqi missiles fired at Kuwait on Thursday landed near their camp in the Gulf Arab state's northern desert.
"An unidentified missile struck outside Camp Commando at approximately 10.28 (0728 GMT) this morning. Initial reports cited that soldiers from the U.K. and (U.S.) Marines sighted a gray missile land just outside the compound," said a statement by the U.S. Marine Corps First Marine Expeditionary Force.
"An NBC (Nuclear, Biological and Chemical) team was dispatched and completed an emergency survey of the site at 10.40 a.m. No chemical munitions were found and no Marines were injured or killed," it added.
The missile was believed to be one of two surface-to-surface missiles reported to have landed in Kuwait in the morning.
In addition, a Kuwaiti defense ministry spokesman said a U.S. Patriot anti-missile defense battery brought down two Iraqi Scuds, a larger missile, intercepting one with three Patriots and knocking out the other with a single Patriot.
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